This session will give those new to streaming video an introduction to the basics of the entire content authoring process, from capture, and editing to encoding. This session will also present an overview of the various Windows Media codecs available for audio and video.

Find out when to serve from a Windows Media server versus a Web server, and learn how to take advantage of the Windows Media server's scalability, reliability, and network efficiency needed for delivering content.

This session outlines what it takes to encode the highest quality audio, video, and screen captures using the Windows Media Encoder7. Both live and on-demand scenarios will be featured including long-format film and television-sourced content.

Explore network bandwidth, content distribution, and load-balancing considerations for both Internet and broadband connections. Learn what it takes to make money by delivering personalized and broadcast advertising.

Presenter: Andy Arluk, Program Manager, Microsoft

Presenters: Chris Carper, Program Manager, Microsoft; Cherylene Simonetti; Program Manager, Microsoft

Learn advanced tips and tricks for videotaping, digitizing, pre-processing, editing and encoding content from leading third parties. Explore bandwidth/playback concerns, time limitations, file formats, and CODECS for Windows Media delivery.

This panel session will examine potential deployment strategies for Windows Media-based caching and edge networks.

This session will outline considerations for content developers delivering over broadband services. Techniques for television formatting, authentication, pay-per-view, content updating and delivery will be discussed.

Understand how Windows Media can be used behind the firewall to reduce costs and improve employee communication. Learn how Microsoft has utilized this technology internally.

This session discuss how graphic designers and Web producers can create skins, borders and download packages for the Windows Media Player by changing the user interface, offering enhanced functionality and personality. Learn about the new Windows Media Player Object model and techniques for embedding. A familiarity with XML and scripting is assumed.

Learn first-hand how Microsoft Studios has evolved its infrastructure to make streaming media core to its service.

Presenters: Andrew Rosen, Sr. Video Engineer, Microsoft; Algie Abrams, Microsoft

Learn how corporations can deliver Windows Media-based audio, video and screen captures with PowerPoint for training, software demonstrations and corporate communications.

With sample applications, learn how to use the Windows Media Format SDK and Direct Show to incorporate Windows Media Technology into your commercial application. Get under-the-hood on the interfaces available to you as a developer and learn when to use the various approaches.

Presenter: Nick Vicars-Harris, Program Manager, Microsoft

This session will outline how Microsoft's 2nd generation rights management system offers content providers, artists, corporations and end-users a flexible platform for the secure distribution of digital audio and video.

Learn how developers can build support for Windows Media Rights Manager 7 in their applications and web services. Learn how the Windows Media Rights Manager SDK tools can enable the distribution of protected content.

Learn how leading customers have implemented support for Windows Media Rights Manager. Get an insider's perspective on deployment best practices.

This session will outline what it takes to build support for secure content in devices such as set-top boxes, internet appliances, cell phones and consumer electronics.